tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post1505173506451707971..comments2023-11-30T17:49:01.592-07:00Comments on Regency Delight ~Jane Austen, etc.~: Charles Dickens Reading ChallengeMelodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-4221229103943817022014-07-08T01:26:40.493-06:002014-07-08T01:26:40.493-06:00Does anyone know the name of the book which Philli...Does anyone know the name of the book which Phillipa refers to. It was about a horror story.<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-84971782854476460562012-01-12T17:18:26.843-07:002012-01-12T17:18:26.843-07:00Miss Dashwood/Stephanie,
haha, I think I agree wit...Miss Dashwood/Stephanie,<br />haha, I think I agree with Diana! =)<br />And now you say that, I actually remember that part, at least that Diana was saying the story shouldn't end tragically. ;-)<br /><br />Mykaela,<br />Thank you for your input!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-10372721850870159812012-01-10T17:14:02.921-07:002012-01-10T17:14:02.921-07:00The Pickwick Papers are SOOOOOOO long, I know that...The Pickwick Papers are SOOOOOOO long, I know that!! So I think Oliver Twist is shorter! :)Mykaelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-37550879683787198532012-01-09T19:03:38.251-07:002012-01-09T19:03:38.251-07:00Heehee, my quote has mystified you!
It's from ...Heehee, my quote has mystified you!<br />It's from <i>Anne of Avonlea</i>, when Anne and Diana are talking about Anne's latest story "Averil's Atonement" (yep, the one of Rollings Reliable baking powder fame). Anne says she wants the book to end tragically, but Diana protests and says she likes happy endings, and thus follows my little quote.Miss Dashwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-5909274993948987072012-01-09T12:59:25.242-07:002012-01-09T12:59:25.242-07:00It sounds like something LM Montgomery to me. If i...It sounds like something LM Montgomery to me. If it's from one of the first 3 Anne books I can pull out the excuse that I haven't read them in a while. With the others I have no excuse because I haven't read them at all! =O I will, I will...Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-41755289638440507082012-01-08T22:21:05.707-07:002012-01-08T22:21:05.707-07:00Miss Laurie's opinion on Oliver Twist sounds u...Miss Laurie's opinion on <i>Oliver Twist</i> sounds unprejudiced, which is more then I can say for my own opinions on Dickens. :)<br /> I must have a guess at Miss Dashwood's quote! I believe it is still an <i>Anne</i> quote. <i> Ann of the Island</i> , I believe.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241106490309915527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-34384614324393392602012-01-08T18:20:14.586-07:002012-01-08T18:20:14.586-07:00Because Oliver Twist centers around an orphan'...Because Oliver Twist centers around an orphan's hard life the story is fairly sad all the way through. The ending is somewhat sad because a friend dies but Oliver's life ends fairly happily with good prospects for him. I haven't read the book so I'm judging by the several movie adaptations I've seen. My dad remembers his mom reading Oliver Twist to him when he was a boy and it being very good. I think Dickens' style of writing in general makes the story lighter then it could be otherwise.Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned Charmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096222035851269474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-87809279740084297952012-01-08T14:34:24.659-07:002012-01-08T14:34:24.659-07:00Miss Laurie,
I have heard of ATOTC being duller at...Miss Laurie,<br />I have heard of ATOTC being duller at first and getting more intriguing, and so I shall certainly stick with it.<br />Although I have very little choice since it's for school. ha!<br />I enjoyed your nice long comment.<br /><br />Stephanie,<br />Thank you for your advice!<br /><br />Miss Dashwood,<br />I almost put that bit of the conversation, too, but, I didn't.<br />Ha--there's a good reason I kept remembering that spot, since I'd scanned it several times going to read that chapter before I actually read the whole book...if you know which chapter it's from then you know I am confessing...<br />Now, tell me what your 'crying over books' quote is from. I should probably know, and you've quoted it twice now, but I don't. =( <br />I'm quite sure I shall cry about A Tale of Two! I cried over the <i>Wishbone episode</i>. I think that's a sign. :P<br /><br />Everybody,<br />Does Oliver Twist END sadly?Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-88960571925853398672012-01-08T09:34:20.653-07:002012-01-08T09:34:20.653-07:00"Is there anything to be had in the pantry, Q..."Is there anything to be had in the pantry, Queen Anne?"<br />"I made a lemon pie this morning. You may have a piece of it."<br /><br />Yep, in Little Women they have a Pickwick Club and it's much more detailed in the book than in the movie. (No, no I won't go off on another rant about how the movie wasn't faithful enough. I promise.)<br /><br />Personally, I'd recommend Oliver Twist because it's much more of a story (though it's longer). Pickwick, from what I read (not much) is mostly a collection of vignettes, with approximately 300 characters that I couldn't keep track of. <br /><br />But of course that's only my 'umble opinion. <br /><br />I think that you shall love Tale of Two Cities. I'm planning on reading it too, what fun! Trust me, you'll cry by the time it's over ("but you like crying over books, don't you?"<br />"Oh, yes... in the middle of them.")Miss Dashwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-26007958574109468132012-01-08T09:04:44.491-07:002012-01-08T09:04:44.491-07:00I believe you will find Oliver Twist is shorter, I...I believe you will find Oliver Twist is shorter, I own the both of them and side by side Pickwick is twice the size. (Not entirely reliable, but the books themselves are the same height and width, and Oliver Twist has larger print.) Also, Pickwick rambles on and on with no particular plot. So if you have trouble reading it can be difficult to finish, I would know, I have yet to finish it. :(<br />Miss Laurie is right though, Oliver is a sad yet interesting story and Pickwick is the closest to nonsense, and therefore entertaining, that Dickens ever came.<br />Hope that helps!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241106490309915527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648706431833666913.post-42797164120985665432012-01-07T23:55:46.685-07:002012-01-07T23:55:46.685-07:00Yay! I'm so glad that your are participating i...Yay! I'm so glad that your are participating in the Dickens reading challenge too! I'm a slow reader as you know but I'm making myself read and quite enjoy it!<br /><br />I'm reading 'A Tale of Two Cities' first too! Be forewarned, the first chapter (after the famous beginning lines) is quite dull. But get to chapter 2-4 and there's some interest. It's one of his shorter works so that's good. <br /><br />Oliver Twist is longer I think. I was looking at Dickens novels at the bookstore tonight and was surprised that Pickwick Papers was shorter. Also shorter is 'Hard Times'. Oliver Twist isn't as long as most but I think you'll be far happier trying Pickwick. Oliver Twist is a sad tale even though it is interesting. <br /><br />I love the Anne quotes! She's so delightful! And I quoted Captain Brown's "I defy you not to roar!" to my sister in the bookstore tonight. :)<br />Yes, in the 1994 Little Women their "paper" was called "The Pickwick Papers", they all wore make-shift badges like the Pickwick Club does and they called each other by names of the gentleman in the Pickwick Club. I never really understood those literary references until after I watched the old BBC adaptation of Pickwick. <br /><br />I bought a lovely hardback volume of 'A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories' this evening which was on sale for $3.66! I am so delighted to have such a pretty volume which includes five Dickens writings I'd never even heard of before! So those might be my third "book", and I might just finish reading my other two books in time for a November or December reading! I'm expecting Great Expectations will take up most of the summer months as I'm such a slow reader. <br /><br />Loved hearing that you're taking on the challenge! :)Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned Charmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096222035851269474noreply@blogger.com